Waters v. Beau Site Co.
City of New York Municipal Court
Action to recover the value of the contents of a trunk.
1Opinion of the CourtCallahan, J.
Plaintiff and her husband had been guests at the Hotel Biltmore, New York city, conducted by defendant. They were about to leave the hotel with the intention of returning in a few days. Upon inquiry she was informed by the assistant manager of defendant that her trunks would be taken care of during her absence. Her testimony is that he stated that the hotel maintained a safe place for trunks, describing a certain storage room with iron doors which were always kept locked, and that many wealthy guests of the hotel left their trunks with valuable contents in the care and custody of the hotel…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Magnin v. . DinsmoreNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Hasbrouck v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Nathan v. WoolvertonNew York Supreme Court · 1910
- Wamser v. . Browning, King Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1907
- Sherman v. Pullman Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1913
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- Swarth v. Barney's Clothes, Inc.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1963
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